Understanding CSS Grid Systems // A Basic grid system for the article // Understanding CSS Grid Systems on SitePoint: // http://www.sitepoint.com/understanding-css-grid-systems
/*------------------------------*\
Grid System
\*------------------------------*/
.row,
.column {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.row:before,
.row:after {
content: " ";
display: table;
}
.row:after {
clear: both;
}
.column {
position: relative;
float: left;
display: block;
}
.column + .column {
margin-left: 1.6%;
}
.column-1 {
width: 6.86666666667%;
}
.column-2 {
width: 15.3333333333%;
}
.column-3 {
width: 23.8%;
}
.column-4 {
width: 32.2666666667%;
}
.column-5 {
width: 40.7333333333%;
}
.column-6 {
width: 49.2%;
}
.column-7 {
width: 57.6666666667%;
}
.column-8 {
width: 66.1333333333%;
}
.column-9 {
width: 74.6%;
}
.column-10 {
width: 83.0666666667%;
}
.column-11 {
width: 91.5333333333%;
}
.column-12 {
width: 100%;
margin-left: 0;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 550px) {
.column-1,
.column-2,
.column-3,
.column-4,
.column-5,
.column-6,
.column-7,
.column-8,
.column-9,
.column-10,
.column-11,
.column-12 {
float: none;
width: auto;
}
.column + .column {
margin-left: 0;
}
}
/*------------------------------*\
Styling
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body {
padding: 20px;
}
.column {
background: #eee;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
color: #777;
padding: 5px;
min-height: 30px;
text-align: center;
}
.row {
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.row:last-child {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.column .column {
color: #eee;
background: #333;
border-color: #000;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 550px) {
.row {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.column {
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.row:last-child .column:last-child {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
}
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-4"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-2"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
<div class="column column-2"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-5"></div>
<div class="column column-7"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-6">
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-6"></div>
<div class="column column-6"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-4"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="column column-6">
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-7"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-2"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-2"></div>
<div class="column column-2"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
<div class="column column-2"></div>
<div class="column column-2"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-9"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-8"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-1"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-4"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-1"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
<div class="column column-3"></div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="column column-12"></div>
</div>